What color is #D4B684?

#D4B684 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Honey Bunny. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4B684?

The RGB value is 212, 182, 132: 212 red, 182 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4B684?

The complementary color is #84A2D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4B684?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4B684 color

#D4B684 rgb(212, 182, 132)

Shades of beige

The hex color #D4B684 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 71.4% green and 51.8% blue (212, 182, 132).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 48% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 38% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Honey Bunny (#DBB881), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#D4B684 color codes

HEX	`#D4B684`
RGB	`rgb(212, 182, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 71.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 48%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 38%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 38%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.53, 3.79, 29.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.53, 29.7, 82.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.045, 49.121, 28.776)`
Decimal	`13940356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4B684, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D4B684	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4B684 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D4B684 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4b684; }
.text { color: #d4b684; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4b684; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 182 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4b684, #cad484); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D4B684?: #D4B684 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Honey Bunny. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4B684?: The RGB value is 212, 182, 132: 212 red, 182 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4B684?: The complementary color is #84A2D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4B684?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.